Where does “nevø” come from?

nevø (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French neveu, from Old French neveu, from Latin nepōs, from Proto-Italic nepōts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

nevø (Norwegian Nynorsk): a nephew

Definitions

  1. a nephew

Ancestry of “nevø”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchneveunephew
2Old Frenchneveunephew; grandson
3Latinnepōs—
4Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
5Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

Words derived from “nevø”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Italic nepōts →Every word from Latin nepōs →